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  • Dawn G
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Staining your concrete patio to look like tile.

I was so pleased with the DIY project on our back patio! I stained the concrete to look like tile. We used painter's tape to create the look of grout lines, and we used a concrete stain from Lowe's to stain the concrete. For a step by step tutorial, just click on the link below.

http://www.beneathmyheart.net/2010/05/new-ti...

Beneath My Heart
Beneath My Heart Wilmore, KY
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  • Dawn G
    Commented on May 22, 2012
    How do you get the "grout" lines on the concrete? I love the look and we are pouring a slab ...»
    for a screen house - hopefully this year!

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Gardening: What is this and What do I do with this?

It is behind my garage? why did someone plant that there?
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Tonya K Portland, OR
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  • Dawn G
    Commented on May 18, 2012
    looks like the yellow iris we have in our yard in the North east. Ours are growing at the ...»
    back of our garage where they got plowed one soggy spring storm! LOL

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  • No weeding, raised beds make access easier, tomato plants love this method of gardening. Great for potatoes also, no digging!  Anything that grows in the soil will do well in the bales also. 9
  • Early in the season, make the straw bales into a greenhouse, the "conditioning" of the bale below emits lots of heat during the process which warms the root zone and protects plants on the surface from frost.  They love this up in the Arctic Circle in AK and Canada.  See more at www.strawbalegardens.com 1
  • Planting annuals in the sides also makes the garden look attractive as well as productive. 6
  • Direct seeding into a seedbed of sterile Planting Mix on the surface of the bales.  These seedlings grow rapidly due to the extra warmth from the decomposing bale below.  Once seeded, cover with the plastic sheeting to protect from critters, frost, hard rain etc.  See more information at www.strawbalegardens.com
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Straw Bale Gardening, great in all climates from the Arctic to the Caribbean islands!

Straw Bale Gardening is essentially container gardening, without the cost of a container or the planting mix to fill it. Just buy a bale of straw, go through the "conditioning" process ...»
and plant, then water, then harvest, it is about that simple. Get the full details at www.strawbalegardens.com

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Joel K Saint Paul, MN
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  • Dawn G
    Commented on Apr 18, 2012
    Hay bales would result in lots of weeds and grass growing in them because hay has the seed ...»
    tops - straw is the dried stalks and therefore has no seeds that would grow and interfere with your plantings. I am going to try straw bales this year. We have a short growing season here in Northern Maine and I think this would work great!

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